Editing Lists of Italian Americans (section)

==Politicians==
{{main|List of Italian American politicians by state}}

===Founding Fathers of the United States===
*[[Caesar Rodney]] - signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and [[List of governors of Delaware|President of Delaware]] was 1/64th Italian
*[[William Paca]] - often  listed as an Italian American, but based on erroneous speculation about the Paca surname

===Members of Congress===
*[[Mark Amodei]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Nevada's 2nd congressional district]] (2011–present)
*[[John Baldacci]] - American politician. As Democrat, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Also served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011.
*[[John Barrasso]] - American physician and politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from Wyoming (2007–present)
*[[ Mario Biaggi]] - American politician a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1969 to 1988.
*[[David Cicilline]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district (2011–present)
*[[Catherine Cortez Masto]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from Nevada (2017–present)
*[[Ted Cruz]] - [[United States Senate|United States senator]] for [[Texas]] is of mixed Cuban, Irish and Italian ancestry (2013–present)
*[[Emilio Q. Daddario]] - American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congress. (1959–1971)
*[[Rosa DeLauro]] - American Democratic politician from Connecticut representing [[Connecticut]]'s 3rd Congressional District (1991-present)
*[[John Ensign]] - [[Member of Congress|Congressman]] and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Nevada (1995–2011)
*[[James Joseph Lanzetta]] - American engineer and lawyer member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (1933–1935) and 1937–1939)
*[[Kevin McCarthy]] - American businessman and former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] in the United States House of Representatives (2007–present)
*[[Joe Manchin]] - American politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[West Virginia]] (2010–present)
*[[Nancy Pelosi]] - [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (2007–2011, 2019–2023)
*[[Steve Scalise]] - [[United States House of Representatives Minority Whip|United States House of Representatives minority whip]] and representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district (2008–present)
*[[Tom Suozzi]] - Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]'s 3rd congressional district (2017–present)

===Minister===
*[[Leon Panetta]] - [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]] 2011–2013
*[[Mike Pompeo]] - [[U.S. Secretary of State]] 2018–2021

===Diplomats===
*[[Peter F. Secchia]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1989–1993
*[[John J. Maresca]] - U.S. Ambassador, United States Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1992–1994
*[[Dick Celeste|Richard F. Celeste]] - U.S. Ambassador to India, 1997–2001
*[[Thomas M. Foglietta]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997–2001
*[[Paul Cellucci]] - U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001–2005
*[[Paul A. Trivelli]] - U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 2005–2008
*[[Joseph A. Mussomeli]] - U.S. Ambassador to the [[Philippines]]; Ambassador to [[Cambodia]], 2005–2008; 
*[[Ronald P. Spogli]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy and first U.S. Ambassador to [[San Marino]], 2005–2009
*[[Peter Cianchette]] - U.S. Ambassador to [[Costa Rica]], 2008–2009
*[[Luigi R. Einaudi]] - acting [[Secretary General]] of the [[Organization of American States]] (OAS) 
*[[Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.]] - U.S. Ambassador to the [[Philippines]] and [[Republic of Palau]], 2002–2005; Ambassador to [[Egypt]], 2005–2008; and Deputy Ambassador to [[Afghanistan]], 2009–2010
*[[Linda Swartz Taglialatela|Linda S. Taglialatela]] - U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS since 2016
*[[Claire A. Pierangelo]] - U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros since 2022

===Governors and former governors===

*[[John Baldacci]] - former governor of [[Maine]] (2003–2011)
*[[Donald Carcieri]] - former governor of [[Rhode Island]] (2003–2011)
*[[Dick Celeste]] - former governor of [[Ohio]] (1983–1991)
*[[Paul Cellucci|Argeo Paul Cellucci]] - former governor of [[Massachusetts]] (1997–2001)
*[[Chris Christie]] - former governor of [[New Jersey]] (2010–2018)
*[[Andrew Cuomo]] - former governor of New York (2011–2021)
*[[Mario Cuomo]] - former governor of New York (1983–1994)
*[[Ron DeSantis]] - governor of [[Florida]]
*[[Edward D. DiPrete]] - former governor of [[Rhode Island]] (1985–1991)
*[[Michael DiSalle]] - former governor of Ohio (1959–1963)
*[[James Florio]] - former governor of New Jersey (1990–1994)
*[[Foster Furcolo]] - former governor of [[Massachusetts]] (1957–1961)
*[[Ella T. Grasso]] - former governor of [[Connecticut]] (1975–1980); first woman to be elected governor without following a husband
*[[Andrew H. Longino]] - former governor of [[Mississippi]] (1900–1904)
*[[Janet Napolitano]] - former governor of [[Arizona]] (2003–2009)
*[[William Paca]] - signer of the [[American Declaration of Independence]], member of the [[Continental Congress]], governor of [[Maryland]], [[Federal District Judge]]
*[[John Orlando Pastore]] - former governor of Rhode Island (1945–1950)
*[[George Pataki]] - former governor of New York (1995–2006)
*[[Gina Raimondo]] - former governor of Rhode Island (2015–2021)
*[[Albert Rosellini]] - former governor of Washington State (1957–1965)
*[[Al Smith]] - former governor of New York (1919–1921; 1923–1929)
*[[John A. Volpe]] - former governor of Massachusetts (1961–1963; 1965–1969)

===Mayors and former mayors===
*[[Hugh Joseph Addonizio|Hugh Addonizio]] (1914–1981) - Mayor of [[Newark, New Jersey]], 1962–1970
*[[Joseph Alioto]] (1916–1998) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1968–1976
*[[Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr.]] (1903–1987) - Mayor of [[Baltimore]], Maryland, 1947–1959; prior to being mayor, he was a representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district (1939–47); father of U.S. Representative [[Nancy Pelosi]]
* [[:es: Luigi Boria|Luigi Boria]] (born 1958) - Mayor of [[Doral, Florida]], 2012–2016
*[[Richard Caliguiri]] (1931–1988) - Mayor of [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, 1978–1988
*[[Anthony Celebrezze]] (1910–1998) - Mayor of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], 1953–1962
*[[Vincent Cianci, Jr]] (1941–2016) - Mayor of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], 1975–1984 and 1991–2002
*[[David Cicilline]] (born 1961) - Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, 2003–2011; Jewish mother 
*[[Bill de Blasio]] (born 1961) - Mayor of [[New York City]], 2014–2022
*[[John DeStefano, Jr.]] (born 1955) - Mayor of [[New Haven, Connecticut]], 1994–2014
*[[Frank Fasi]] (1920–2010) - [[Mayor of Honolulu]], Hawaii, 1969–1981 and 1984–1994
*[[Eric Garcetti]] (born 1971) - Mayor of [[Los Angeles, California]], 2013–2022
* [[Philip Giordano]] (born 1963) - Mayor of [[Waterbury]], Connecticut, 1995–2001 when was arrested for municipal corruption and convicted of sex offender. 
*[[Rudolph Giuliani]] (born 1944) - [[Mayor of New York City]], 1994–2001<ref>[https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/rudy-giuliani]"A grandson of Italian immigrants".</ref>
*[[Dick A. Greco]] (born 1933) - Mayor of [[Tampa]], Florida, 1967–1974 and 1995–2003
*[[Pam Iorio]] (born 1959) - [[Mayor of Tampa, Florida]], 2003–2011
*[[Vincent R. Impellitteri]] (1900–1987) - Mayor of New York City, 1950–1953
*[[Fiorello La Guardia]] (1882–1947) - Mayor of New York City, 1934–1945; both parents Italian-born; father lapsed Catholic; mother Jewish
*[[Mitch Landrieu]] (born 1960) - [[Mayor of New Orleans]], 2010–2018
*[[Anthony M. Masiello]] (born 1947) - Mayor of [[Buffalo, New York]], 1994–2005
*[[Thomas Menino]] (1942–2014) - [[Mayor of Boston]], Massachusetts, 1993–2014
*[[Robert Maestri]] (1899–1974) - [[Mayor of New Orleans]], Louisiana, 1936–1946
*[[George Moscone]] (1929–1978) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1976–1978
*[[Joseph R. Paolino Jr.]] (born 1955) - 33rd Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
*[[Frank Rizzo]] (1920–1991) - Mayor of [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, 1972–1980
*[[Angelo Joseph Rossi|Angelo Rossi]] (1878–1948) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1931–1944
*[[Victor Schiro]] (1904–1992) - Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1961–1970
*[[Frank A. Sedita]] (1907–1975) - [[Mayor of Buffalo, New York]], 1958–1961, 1966–1973
*[[Reed Gusciora]] (born 1960) - [[List of mayors of Trenton, New Jersey|Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey]], since 2018

===Other===
*[[Alessandra Biaggi]] (born 1986) - [[New York State Senator]]
*[[Jill Biden]] (born 1951) - American educator and the current [[first lady]] of the United States, wife of President [[Joe Biden]]. She was previously the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
*[[Paul D'Ortona]] (1903–1992) - Democratic politician from Philadelphia who served as President of Philadelphia's City Council.
*[[Andrew Giuliani]] (born 1986) - [[Executive Office of the President of the United States#Organization|Special Assistant to the President]] and associate director of the [[Office of Public Liaison]] for President [[Donald Trump]]
*[[Jim Messina (political staffer)|Jim Messina]] (born 1969) - political adviser, [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] for Operations under President [[Barack Obama]] 2009–2011
*[[Peter Navarro]] (born 1949) - economist, director of the new [[Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy]] and the [[Counselor to the President|senior counselor for trade and manufacturing]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Navarro |first=Peter |date=May 14, 1998 |title=Peter Navarro runs for Congress and tells all |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1998/may/14/cover-zen-art-of-running-for-congress/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mike Pellicciotti]] (born 1978) - Washington State Treasurer
*[[Joe Tacopina]] (born 1966) - lawyer who has represented [[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Kimberly Guilfoyle]], [[Meek Mill]], and most notably [[Donald Trump]].